Snooker: Mark Selby the thin-lipped spectre gives John Higgins a fright in world final

What a difference a day makes. A completely invigorated Mark Selby won six of the seven frames played in the first session of the final day’s play at the world championship in Sheffield to put himself in the box seat to retain his title.

The 33-year-old from Leicester was unrecognisable from the bottomed-out, thin-lipped spectre who stubbornly rallied to win the previous night’s last three frames to keep himself in contention. Short of lopping off his cueing arm overnight, it was inconceivable he could have played as poorly again but a 6-1 win in the opening session of the tournament’s closing day will have been beyond his wildest dreams. His opponent, the four‑times world champion John Higgins, was left staring down the barrel and facing one of the greatest tests of his career.


Barry Glendenning.
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